Holder for match-boxes.



H. A. BECKER & A. GRITZMACHER.

HOLDER FOR MATCH BOXES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 15. I915- Patented June 20, 1916.

THE COLUMBIA PLANDGRAYH 120., WASHINGTON, n- C.

UNTTED STATES FATE;

HOLDER FOR MATCH-BOXES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 2d, 1916.

Application filed November 15, 1915. Serial No. 61,710.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY A. BECKER and AUGUST Gnrrzniiiorrnn, bothcitizens of the United States, and residents of Juneau, in the county ofDodge and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Holders for Match- Boxes; and we do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof. a

The present invention is directed to new and useful improvements inholders particularly adapted for holding safety match boxes, in suchmanner that matches may be removed therefrom and struck.

It is the object of the present invention to provide such a holder whichmay be stamped from sheet metal and so formed that the re siliencv ofthe metal serves to hold the box against undesired displacement from theholder.

It is further an object to provide such a holder which embraces themajor portion of the box whereby the box is concealed within the holderto present a more pleasing appearance and whereby if desired, the sidesof the holder. may be utilized for design or for displayingadvertisements or other inscriptions.

It is still further an object to provide such a holder which may bepositioned to lie either in a horizontal plane or in a vertical plane tomeet desired conditions of use.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the inventionresides more particularly in-the novel combination, arrangement andformation of parts more particularly hereinafter described andparticularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a horizontal sectional view takep throughthe holder on the line 11 of Fig. 2, and showing a box held within theholder, with the holder disposed ina horizontal plane, the intermediateportion of this figure showing the structure in elevation. Fig. 2 is asectional view taken through the holder horizontally with respect to itsposition illustrated in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view onthe line 88 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a plan section of the blank form ofwhich the holder is formed.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, the holdercom prises a body which is bent tran$vorsely to form sides 5 and 6 and aconnecting or bight portion 7, this body being adapted to embrace theouter casing of a match box. For holding the box against displacementtransversely of the sides, the free side edges of said sides aredirected inwardly at 8 to provide stops. For holding the box againstdisplacement laterally of the sides in one direction a stop lug 9 isbent inwardly from the end edge of the side 6, and this lug has a widthequal substantially to the thickness of the outer casing of the box,whereby the inner portion of the box is permitted to proj ect past thelug. The means for holding the box against displacement laterally of thesides in an opposite direction, comprises an inward extension 10 at theopposite end of the side 6 and this extension is further directedlaterally into the interior of the box again bent to extend toward theside 6 whereby a stop 11 is formed to hold the inner portion of the boxin a partially open portion. For attaching the holder, the end of theside 5 adjacent the stop 11 is provided with an outwardly offsetextension 12 which, when the box holder is to be disposed in ahorizontal position, extends in a plane parallel to and above the planeof the side 5 whereby as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the holder maybe pivoted under the edge portion of a table or other support 13 and mayswing inwardly thereunder when not in use. To facilitate manipulation ofthe box in securing itin or removing from the holder, that end of thebight portion 7 adjacent what may be termed the mouth of the holder iscut away as at 14.

The entire structure described may be readily stamped and formed from asingle sheet of metal. In removing a box of matches from or inserting itin the holder, the sides are slightly sprung apart and the box ismanipulated from the month end of the holder, it being seen that thestop 9 is of comparatively slight length to permit it being swung fromthe plane of the box b0ttom.

Should it be desired to use the holder in a vertical position,.theextension 12 is merely bent to project at right angles from the holder.

We claimi A holder comprising a channel shaped resilient body, inwardprojections at the side edges of the body, an intermediate inwardprojection atone endof one of the sides of the body and an iniwardprojection at the other end of said side of the body having its free endportion directed laterally into the We have hereunto set our hands at Juneau in the county of Dodge and State of VVisconl0 sin, In the presenceof two Witnesses.

HENRY A. BECKER.

AUGUST GRITZMACHER. WVitnesses F. W. GEBHARDT, ARTHUR R. HENNING.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressingthe "Commissioner of Patents,

Washington. D. 0.

